Yes were are here already, DB fans representing. 🤟

For mine Shagrath is the perfect example of not needing to blow a gasket to produce harsh vocals. Guy looks like he’s having a casual conversation whilst he’s sounding like Palpatine from Star Wars.

funny thing about this show is that it was broadcasted on national television :)

I've worked backstage at over a dozen orchestra backed metal concerts so far. I can confirm that from talking to the orchestra members are almost universally having a hell of a time doing these kinds of concerts. For some because they get to play in front of gigantic crowds, for others because Metal is probably THE music genre that lends itself to being orchestrated best.

Shagrath is one of the original growlers. Love his growling style so much! It's quite clear and you can easily hear the lyrics, but there's still something very primal about it. Been a fan for decades, but it's always fun to see how other people react to Dimmu Borgir.

Norwegian music at it's finest :)

The "banshee" is Agnete Kjølsrud from Djerv.🤘🤘

That third harmony/effect he was speaking of is Agnete singing OVER the choir as well as what sounds like a slight chorus and reverb effect on her mic.

My dad is a huge fan of this band, I remember being like 6 years old and being a little scared of that type of voice, eventually i got used to it😂 it was totally interesting to see the reaction and of course the live, it was like a first reaction to me too

I feel like most people can't handle music with this kind of intensity. I love it. I love how heavy and dramatic it is. It sounds like they mean business, and that it's heavy and aggressive but not "sad" sounding. This song has a triumphant kind of vibe. Love it.

Agenta in the end haunts me in my minds..this track is so much better live than the actual track bcoz of the orchestra and Agneta's live performances!

I can't believe nobody has reacted to Jorn Lande yet, crazy good for decades now.

Black metal is quite theatrical. Great medium for telling dark and supernatural stories.

Would deffo recommend you to check out Progenies of the Great Apocalypse.

U know Nightwish (symphonic metal) , this is symphonic black metal, same like Nightwish... But DARKER :) Check their official videos... Especially from last album... Beautiful

Dimmu Borgir used to be one of my fave bands way back in the day, cool to see your reaction to them.

Yasssss! You're slowly turning into a metalhead hahaha I love how open minded you are when it comes to music. 😊 (Waiting for my requests!! :D)

This brings me back! I was at that concert. Amazing show!

Her voice just have reverb.. like every singer uses....The distortion is natural.. i can tell.. been listening these voices for 30 years.....

I love your reaction videos on stuff like this. Also appreciate the way you acknowledge the bands hard work and efforts etc. You Da Man! A++++ I'm subbed after this video! : )

I love Dimmu Borgir, Animal Alpha is the first band of Agnete.... Saludos from México

Dimmu is in my top 3 all time fav bands.love them! Lol, was cool to see your reactions. 😄

you had to have chills at some point mate) thanks for the look) hails from Denmark

Well, Dimmu Borgir were my gateway to metal music, so they’ll be forever in my heart. Anyway, never thought you’d react to them at all lol So, thank you!

I love DB. Sorry, not sorry someone did this to you Sam 😂

Awesome video!!! I recently found your channel, and I love your take on all these songs (and also your amazing mug!)!!! Please, please, please do Heilung In Maidjan LIFA live show reaction! I would love your take on their more tribal music, and some of the crazy sounds that the female vocalist is able to accomplish. It's just like metal...but without the guitars and reaches more towards the roots of humanity. It's a really cool experience, and I would love a take on how the vocals are accomplished!

i love yore reaction to them for watching them for the first time ! i am a fan of theirs and this song was the perfect song for you to hear

simply best live performance from the best band there is. can't go wrong

I'm unfortunately not a Patreon but it would be amazing to see you react to Cradle of Filth. Dani has some interesting vocals!

Ahh, I remember that concert :-) Dimmu Borgir & The Norwegian Radio Orchestra , Forces Of The Northern Night. May 28. 2011 in Oslo Spectrum, great show. Had seats almost dead center of the stage.

3rd harmony? The profesionals call it "Histeric Witch Scream" 👨🏼‍⚖️

shee won an award for that, and this was live!

I love this reaction

Finally someone realized the drummer! :)

Love your little uncomfortable laughs XD Dimmu is so good and I wish I could have been at this show with the orchestra and choir. And yes Agnete is pretty much a banshee

first rime here and its amazing see how you just appreciate music. beside any genre. thank you sir :)

your accent and your giggle make me smile so much lol

I love Dimmu Borgir so much oh my god. Had the privilege to see them live one time, on front row too and I wish I will get that privilege again. I love them 🖤

I like this guy, i will subscribe!

It feels like the heavy version of "Haggard - Awaking the Centuries" Maybe i'm just sad that Haggard has been inactive for years...

One of their best songs, acutally much much older they performed on this tour as well. The Mourning Palace. Musically its so good, and it works perfect with the choir and orchestra.

How about "Heilung - Krigsgaldr live"? I saw them live last year and it was THE SHIT.

You should do Wintersun, the singer has an impressive voice and also he's a talented guitar player.

Really cool to see a reaction video where the audio is on point

Loved your reaction to this! I would definitely recommend Mourning Palace by the same band, it’s definitely way more up there with some seriously cool orchestral elements and Shagrath projects his voice much more

10:00 Epic !Great video , new sub! Cheers from Argentina

The woman is Agnete from the band Djerv, she's pretty well known by League of Legends players as she sang the theme song "Get Jinxed" for them. You should check out some of her music too, she's pretty varied.

You should react to "Satyricon mother north live at the opera". One of the best live performances in my opinion.

I've been enjoying your reactions and analysis. I have to recommend another one of the absolute monster leads in the metal industry Sam Carter. I recently saw a live performance that was impressive to say the least, Architects // Hereafter (Live ARTE Concert Hellfest). Keep up the vids sir!

I get mildly annoyed when people request extreme metal bands for vocal coach reactions, because unless they're Melissa Cross, they mostly don't understand the mechanisms/complexities for the different harsh vocal styles so can't really give a critique/breakdown of what's going on vocally, good or bad...which is the whole point of the vocal coach reaction series Luckily this had a mix of DB's usual harsh vocals and a guest's amazing vocals so there was something for you to comment on at least As a metalhead, there's plenty of metal bands I'd love to suggest for you to hear just because I want to spread the metal love, but not necessarily ones I want a reaction/breakdown from a vocal coach for

Sam you really,I mean REALLY need to react to Floor Jansen Beste Zangers you will be FLOORED ! ha, also Nightwish :The Poet and The Pendulum

Great seeing people listen to metal with an open mind... Most people say it's just noise!

Thanks for the disclaimer at the beginning... although something tells me if any DB fan arrived here, you’ll get immediately recommended something from Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia and I’ll get punched for a single from less glorious days. Also, the change of your face expression was priceless 😂 Now, on to the details, Captain Sam :P Growl is one thing. Another thing is Agnete Kjølsrud (the guest lady) who is actually an alt-/punk rock singer and she was utilised in lots of different stuff (compare Get Jinxed for instance or her material from Djerv). One last thing - I can GUARANTEE you that not all of the choir singers/musicians were thrilled. At least that’s my impression. Back in the days, when such marriage (metal + orchestra) wasn’t that popular, Therion decided to record Vovin without showing the session musicians what they contributed towards. Apparently the reactions - once they listened to everything - were, delicately saying, mixed haha Anyway, thanks! Getting a message saying you decided to record an impression was a nice birthday gift ;) And glad you enjoyed it!

Loved this reaction Sam, the pure joy was written all over your face :P And i dont know if you already reacted to this band but if not you should definatly try them out: Blind Guardian The Bard's Song & Valhalla Live at Wacken Open Air 2016 . I think you will really enjoy watching andreacting to this one :)

The most epic music gets !!

He has total control of his voice and you can tell it never sounds strained or pushed and that’s exactly why he sounds the same after almost 30 years of the bands existence

I was there that night in oslo, very awesome \m/

You should check out Cellar Darling. They have some live videos recorded at KZfaq Space London. "Insomnia" and "Death" are two songs in particular.

The end of that song is sooooo damn epic

Love this band! Best!!!!!!

Hi Sam! New subscriber here, I took a brief look to your videos and, as long you liked Dimmu's drummer performance, I think you'd like to listen to some Gojira; the singer have an interesting use of his voice too (and they're French, like me, and I'm really proud of them 'cause they're proper fire IMO ^_^ ). Thanks for this video ;)

He combines it with that throat singing.

I was there! Won a ticket and their album. It was a cool concert!

Dimmu are a beautiful band ♥

I love dimmu borgir :)

If you like that one you should try mourning palace from forces of the northern light at the opposite of gateways it was not originaly recorded with a choir and an orchestra

you should try Septicflesh - Portrait of a headless man, and Godflesh - Apocalypse , another level of epicness!!

Really nice, but you should have picked 'Mourning Palace"........

If you want a good one to react to, I'd recommend Heilung "In Maidjan."

It's been a while since I listened to Dimmu Borgir. I'd love to see a reaction to the band Batushka, I'd recommend the likes of Yekteniya 1 or 3 to react to

You're right - the first part of vocals for the woman have some banshee effect on it. It's cleaner at the end for her 2nd portion.

never seen a smokeless bong before if you havent heard their stuff before you should listen to their earlier stuff when they had a male operatic vocalist. his voice is amazing too. the serpentine offering and the sacrilegious scorn are two where he sings a bit.

Cool to see someone who has no idea what to expect analyze this properly :)

♥️

The better example of the same energy would be Satyricon - Phoenix, to my estimate.

Dimmu !!

Awesome!!! Dimmu Borgir is the Death Metal equivalent of Nightwish, tons of theatrical elements and orchestral elements.

Tbh mate, you havent heard screams and singing paired until you've listened to Anaal Nathrakh. Forging towards the Sunset, Reek of Fear and Extravaganza are good starting points. Cheers!

You do know when he spoke before song started that isnt his normal speaking voice?

Im a big dimmu borgir fan

Could you please react to cradle of filth? Dani Filth has a five octave range

You are correct. This was a sermon of a true Adept.

Check out Diablo Swing Orchestra, Balrog Boogie is a good shallow pool to test the waters, lol!

Too bad ICS Vortex is gone. Feel like this guy would like him.

Oh my gosh

Trust me, a lot of the orchestra are HUGE fans of the band

Shagrath is my harsh vocal idol… he is at complete ease doing what he does, and I don’t understand it or know how to replicate it myself yet…. but I’m trying to learn

Please do more Dimmu reactions, i love this band. Also could you check out the band HIM, i think you will like his singing. And i kinda would love to see a reaction to Arch Enemy - Nemesis (live at wacken with Alissa)

React to Infant Annihilator, Blasphemian.

Please do more reactions to Dimmu Borgir! Or Sabaton, or Powerwolf.

Agnete from Djerv also sings the Jinx theme from League of Legends 🤘

watch the live wacken concert and its a better audio version.

No effect on her voice. She's just that good. Obvious if you listen close.

Have a look at Arch Enemy! Ravenous live is quite impressive (with the old vocalist, Angela gossow, the blonde girl)

Volume up Up UP UPP

Reactors really need to do themselves a favor and watch this and the official video. Even if it's off cam

Muted the smaller theatrical vaporising and listened to the actual theatre of Dimmu performance.

The guitarist is Glader he is also the singer of Old Man's Child

Dimmu Borgir is my favorite band, and "Gateways" was my favorite song until I heard "Archaic Correspondence".

Agnete, the girl who sings is his vocal coach as well